San Francisco’s North Beach streets clogged as long line of Cruise robotaxis come to a standstill

One day after California green-lighted a massive expansion of driverless robotaxis in San Francisco, the implications became clear. At about 11 p.m. Friday, as many as 10 Cruise driverless taxis blocked two narrow streets in the center of the city’s lively North Beach bar and restaurant district. AdvertisementVIDEO | 00:26 Pedestrian counts 10 robotaxis stalled in North Beach A pedestrian counts 10 Cruise robotaxis bricked in North Beach late Friday night. Business Massive expansion of driverless robotaxis approved for San Francisco despite public safety concerns Gov. VIDEO | 00:27 Man inspects stalled robotaxi North Beach resident Jeffrey Bilbrey observes the line of bricked robotaxis from his apartment window.